[2012 May 17] – Is Skip the next Carl Bernstein? or Bob Woodward?
or the mysterious man in the shadows….
Skip at a private fundraiser (5/17/2012)
[2012 August 30] – Skip had heard via various sources, that there was a party in town… Even with a hurricane blowing into town, he was able to witness history in the making…
Skip At The Republican National Convention (08/30/2012)
[2012 September 24] – So Skip… What is your call on this one…
Skip, what is your call on this one? (09/24/2012)
[2012 October 14] – Once again Skip shows his desire to be at the edge of everything…
Skip – Space Jump
[2012 October 30] – As fate would have it, Skip was one of the last people able to fly into New York City, and Hurricane Sandy could be seen in the distance.
[2013 July 21 02:02 AM] – Geraldo and Skip after Last-call
Geraldo and Skip after Last-call
[2013 July] – Skip takes pictures of Weiner
Skip’s Weiner pictures
[2013 August 19] – Shark, Shark, Skip!
Shark, Shark, Skip!
[2013 August 23] – The Royal Birth
Skip’s New Cousin!
[2013 August 29] – An Early Birthday present
Happy 48th Skip!
At one with Nature
During a recent trip, Skip was able to meetup with old friend, Bryan!
Skip with his friend Bryan
While checking on the ‘neighborhood’, Skip Middleton startled some of the local wildlife, some of whom where NOT happy with his kind of paparazzi…
Skip with Bigfoot
Skip in Space
With the help of S.R. Hadden, of Hadden Industries, Skip was able to take a quick trip, and capture this Kodak moment (See Date-line entry above).
Not many people realized, Skip left the planet, for his real mission, which had begun many years before… He was eager to compare notes with Dr. David Bowman later on in the “day”.
Skip with Tycho Monolith Anomaly 1 (TMA-1)
In an email/text to his mother, Skip, said “You should meet HAL! It’s so cool to talk with a computer! Should be Home in a couple of days! L8ter! – Skip”
Skip with HAL9000
Snapshots of Life
[No GPS data available] – Skip on alert!
Skip on Alert!
[Budapest] – During one of Skip’s many adventures, he ran into this timeless traveler.
Skip – Budapest
[Justin Bieber] – Ever since Justin Bieber’s songs first appeared in 2008, Skip has been a big fan. Then there was the big night, where Justin invited Skip to one of his concerts, and gave him an “All Access Pass”! Needless to say, Skip was thrilled, and even managed to capture this image.
Skip & Justin Bieber
Skip in the Movies
Skip does not always talk about his screen, but when he does, it is sure to be epic!
There was some spirited discussion on who might attend, and much speculation about the weather, since much of the past week or so, has been very cloudy and rainy.
When I woke up on Saturday morning, and looked out the window, only to find the skies still thickly clouded.
This was not good.
With coffee in hand, I went to the Chester County PA Photography page, and started a new thread, trying to finalize the details for our rather impromptu meet-up, later in the night.
Throughout the day, I kept looking at the sky, and try to figure out which way the clouds were moving.
In the mid-afternoon, I took both my kids down to East Ward elementary school, to burn off some energy in preparation for the evening, and when we started to leave, I was beginning to see increasingly larger sections of blue sky, which was very encouraging for a night of photographing the Super Moon.
By the time dinner had been prepared and consumed, the cloudy skies had returned.
Just before I left, I quickly checked the radar for clouds, and the hourly animation strongly suggested that there were big clear pockets of clear sky, coming down from the north, and would be over us within an hour or so.
Using Creek Road (Rt. 282), I got to the boating side of Marsh Creek State Park, within 20 minutes, and was able to find easy parking because many people were already packing up and leaving for the night.
After parking, I started to get my gear, but hesitated from getting it all out, because I still feared that no one was going to show up.
When I reached the predetermined meeting point, I was very delighted and relieved to see several other people standing there with their cameras!
It was very nice to know that I am not the only crazy one!
After the various introductions, I headed back to my car, and grabbed my gear, heading back to the group to setup for the rest of the evening.
As the night wore one, we talked about various topic, and exchanged various stories about photography, family and life.
We also tried to identify which towns were glowing against the sky line, as well as experimenting with flashes and flash-lights.
At 23:35, when perigee finally arrived, the clouds were still as thick as when we started, but it did seem a little brighter, which could also have been from us standing in the dark for the past three and half hours.
It was not long after, that we packed up our gear, said our good byes and headed home. In reading the subsequent posts on the Facebook page, it seems that everyone had a good time!
I just got an alert from my Flickr mail that the Director of Communications at the Natural Lands Trust, asking for permission to use this image as part of their collection for Stroud Preserve!
Needless to say, I’m very honored by this recognition!
thank you very much for this honor and I look forward to seeing my image on your website!
– Andrew
Update
Since getting this e-mail, I have had the chance to visit both the Binky Lee and ChesLen Preserves with Madison and Logan for our Family Nature Walks! (Unfortunately, Amy can join us because of her allergies!)
Again I am blown away by the fact that I have traveled past both these preserves many a times and never realized they were there, let alone how beautiful they are!
![Skip with the Hindenburg (1937) [Dean H]](https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/533220_10151405418858709_1296291671_n.jpg "Skip with the Hindenburg (1937) [Dean H]")
![Skip in Dealey Plaza, Dallas (1963) [Dean H]](https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/304657_10151405585873709_137908795_n.jpg "Skip in Dealey Plaza, Dallas (1963) [Dean H]")
